The nonprofit veterinary association conducts the survey every five years and always provides a state-by-state breakdown of pet ownership.

“This report reveals a tremendous amount of information about pets and their owners across the country; what's constant and what has changed,” says AVMA president Dr. Douglas G. Aspros.

According to the organization, there are about 70 million pet dogs and 74.1 million pet cats in the United States.

In the AVMA’s previous survey in 2006, Oregon ranked third at 73 percent of households owning a pet.

The state also had the third-highest cat ownership in 2011, with 40.2 percent of households owning felines.

The top 10 pet-owning states are:

Vermont (71 percent of households own a pet)

New Mexico (68 percent)

South Dakota (66 percent)

Oregon (64 percent)

Maine (62.9 percent)

Washington (62.7 percent)

Arkansas (62.4 percent)

West Virginia (62.1 percent)

Idaho (62 percent)

and Wyoming (61.8 percent)

New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts had the lowest percentage of pet ownership, with about 50 percent. The District of Columbia bottomed out at only 21.9 percent.

Another noteworthy statistic from the report is that pets are seeing veterinarians less frequently, which brings up concerns about pet health.

Between 2006 and 2011, the number of pet owners that didn’t make a single trip to the veterinarian increased by 8 percent for dog owners and 24 percent for cat owners. Horse owners also visited the veterinarian nearly 12 percent less frequently than in 2006.

The survey found that the average amount spent for those households that did visit the veterinarian in 2011 was $375.

For more information about the survey or to purchase a copy, visit avma.org.

According to the most recent data from the AVMA, there are about 70 million pet dogs in the United States.American Veterinary Medical Association